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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

RICHMOND, Va, Feb -Notwithstand-
ing the fact that the grand jury Of ths Hust-
ings court Mou.lay refused to indie; " s
Royal in certain cases of baTratvr, they
brought IN four indictments against him
Tuesday Judge Thomas S. Atkins Monday
gave the jury until Tuesday to de,,fde
whether, on account OF intimidation, they
would answer or not the mandates Of the
court and carry ont their oatas a5 jurors.
HIS language was so emphatic that The grand
Jury brought in the above-uaued lndictm ats.
The peculiar action Of the jary-uothns
Ike it ever having been known in th- state
causeI great deal of interest to attach 20
the case. Mr.. Royal sand Tues lay night
that he would institute at once suits tor
damages a@ainS. each 4 the grant jurors,
and would put the amount 81 damages III
each cas-. ct $1,000
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09
THE REMEDY FOR IRELAND.
John Morley says 1t Must BE seIf-Gov-
pTnment


LONDON, Feb 9-In the house of COM
mons Tuesday night j ohm Morley, resuming
the debate on the address, declared that
there was no remedy for the Irish crisis
short of giving self-goyernment to Ireland.
The amendment offered by Parnell, he said,
pointed out the only possible policy under
which Ireland could he governed The rem
edy which Harrington had advocated at a
recent meeting III Newcastle amounted sim
ply to compulsory migration or emigration
and it would be impossible to effect either of
these without regard to the wishes of the peo-
pie.
Jacob Bright, .GladStoniau member for
Manchester, southwest, said that failing to
govern Ireland was no discredit to England
lThe discredit was in the refusal of the gov
eminent to abandon an impossible task. An
attempt to govern ty force had failed in
America and Canada and would also fail
in Ireland.
Gibson, Conservative member for the Wal
ton division of Liverpool, defended the action
of the English government in excluding Ro-
man Catholics from the jary-box, saying it
was the duty Of the crown to insure the Sc
lection of jurors OF Independent miHds
Thomas p O'Connor sal! the government
had at last admitted that the accusation of
jury packing brought against 1t was true
Doubtless, he said, Mr. Dillon would be tried
by packed jury,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 9-The National Sug ar
Growers association met in this city Tues
day President Colman, the commissioner
of agriculture, being absent, his address was
read by the secretary. 1t shows the total an
nual value of the worlds sugar crop to be
S5pU, 00U, geo, OF which the United States fur
nished less than S25 ,oot ,O00 thus necesstat-
ing the Importation of over SiO0, 600, OO0
worth of sugar annually. 1T is a serious re-
fection on American agricultural enter
prise, the report says that the only way for
the country to avoid the drain OF finances for
this staple appears TO he either by conquest
or purchase to obtain possession of Cuba, the
Sandwich islands, or some other sugar pro
ducing country
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. 9-Rain ha,
fallen almost uninterruptedly since Satur-
day and the small 81 nams are now showing
the effect of the hea, ! rainfall. All the low
lands between Plainfield avenue aud Canal
street, distance of three blocks, are com
pletely submerged, and the water continues
to rise rapidly. Many families have moved
to the upper portion of their residences for
safety. Traffic is entirely suspended on the
Muskegon branch OF thu Grand Rapids q
Indiana railway. There are several bad wash
outs, and telegraph wires are down so badly
as to make the movement of trains dan ger
GUS. The Detroit, Grand Haven & Miuau.
kee road has bad washnut between tbs CITY
and Ada and the Chicago q Western Mich
igan track is under wat.r near FritslanL
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Feb 9-The miners and
operator, held separate sessions here Tues
day morning preparatory to the inter state
meeting, which began its session in the after
noon. knights of Labor delegates were ad-
nitted 20 the miners meeting The miners
adopted a schedule OF rates which will BE-
presented to the operators, asking an adj
vance of cents pc: ton in mining for every
25 cents a ton advance in the selling price of
coal, and for any advance in price over %
cents they demand one-third 1t IS hardly
probable this will be granted
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

GLASGOW, Feb 9-rhe striking miners
at Blantyre bscams roto1s Tuesday and
started in = body through The streets looting
shops and destroying whatc YER came in their
way. Troops were called out and quelled
the riot
The Blantyre rioters again assembled after
being dispersed by The military and made an
assault on the Stonefield prison. which they
took possession of by storm and rescued their
comrades who had been arrested. They
made another attack upon the shops and
houses, many OF which they looted and left
in a wrecked condition. Constables were
injured in their efforts to quell the riots and
defend the station house
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt, Feb g
About Its o'clock Tuesday afternoon there
va, a very narrow escape from a bad acct
dent on covered bridge over which the
FasSumpsic railway crosses White river in
entering this town. As freight train was
pulling out of the station switch broke,
opening the track between the wheels of the
truck en- one of the forward cars, throwing
it from the rails and crowding the car up
against the side of the bridge, which being
covered prevented the rolling stock from
falling into the river with all on board The
train hands escaped without injury M
guard rails are used ON this bridge.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 9.-Regarding
the financial condition of the state Governor
Gray says that it has been suggested that it
would be expedient for the legislature to eff
feet temporary loan Of so, 900 or $500, 600.
This amount would enable the treasurer to
tide over the present distress until perma-
nent loan can be provided for The state
will have to borrow at least 81 ,5D0. 900 or
S2,000,000 A bill providing for loan of
81, 0000 900 was introduced in ths house Tues
day. A bill was passed to tax telephones 81
per year. In the senate the bin providing
that employers pay their hands every two
weeks, with penalty of twice the amount
due for violation, was passed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

HARTFORD, Conn, Feb. 9-Whiie off
Sayhrook point Tuesday afternoon the
schooner Samuel Daily, Of New London, was
rut in two by the ice and began to fill rap
idly. The captain, Samuel Spaulding, or
iered The vawi launched, and with his wife
AMI child and three sailors was casting off
from the schooner when the vessel sank. The
boat went down with the schooner. and all
but the captain and one sailor we're drowned
Mrs. Spaulding's body was found floating,
being held up by her clothing.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09
TIE DAILY ARGUS.
JOHN w. POTTER.


AN interesting compilation is made by
the New York Herald of the opinions of
the colored press of the country on the
senate's conduct in relation to Matthews
case. We select at random from the
HeralRs extracts: The republicans who
object to his confirmation assume the
position that freedom of the negro is
restricted to keeping in perfect accord
with the republican party rs it any
body's business how colored man votes,
or for whom he votes, so long as he is
conscientious in exercising his right of
suffrage for man for office who he
thinks will honor the position and
serve the best interests of the pcople?'
The denomination of Mr.. Matthews to
be recorder of deeds at Washington is
another challenge to the republican
senate. If he be again reject>
ed, it will weaken the republican
party and strengthen the administration
among all thinking colored men We
cannot see upon what reasonable grounds
the senate can refuse to confirm Mr..
Matthews. His competency and fitness
for the position are not denied by any
one. He has as much right to his poiitl-
cal opinions as has any white man, -
''Seuator ingalls,. of Kansas, aud chair
man of the district committee, bitterly
opposes the nomination because he thinks
mo negro has right to be a democrat,
This sounds more like the sentiment of a
radical slaveholding negro hater than like
the opinion of leading republican sena>
tor" "a negro has the same right to be
a democrat that white man has
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

SPRrNGFIELn, Ills, Feb. 9-Senator
Shut presented n resolution in the state sen
ate Tuesday providing for the submission to
the people of a constitutional amendment
prohibiting the appropriation of money by
the legislature for the erection of monu-
ments, etc, to the memory of any individual
A joint resolution was offered and re ferred
appointing a legislative committee to inves-
tiEale aud report on the b,s. method of en-
ploying convict labor. The house Judiciary
committee reported aad recommended the
passage Of bills to prohibit pool-selling or
bookmaking, and Sunday base ball playing
Both were ordered to second reading.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

Is a very prevalent and exceedingly diss
agreeable disease, liable, if neglected, to
develop into serious consumption. Be-
ing constitutional disease, it requires a
constitutional remedy like Hoods Sarsa.
parilla. which, acting through the blood,
reaches every part of the system, effects
ing radical and permanent cure of ca,
tarrh in even its most severe forms. Made
only by c. I. Hood q Co., Lowell, Mass.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb 8. The executive
committee OF The Central Traffic association
met i'll tais city Tu-siay Co.nn.,,io Ter
Blanchard wa5 present Preslteit y well,
Of the Lake Shore roll PRESIDED The most
important bu,ll5zs transacted VI, tie Il iop-
tiUn OF resolut-o IS providing that the assoc Ia
ton BE- coatinued; that its rates be rey.sed
to conform TO the Interstate commerce. law,
and that the law be accepted with just reg.r,l
for pubic lh;eress in ths faithful ub,erv-
anee Of all It's proysions
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Dr, Shrady, the ply
stefan of Father McGlynn, said Tuesday
that the latter gentleman was i'll condition
of gradual improvement. 1t is intended to
send Father McGlym away from the city
for change, 50 that his recovery may be
more rapid. He will not, however, start
for few days, and his destination will prob
ably he some farm house in the neighborhood
of Fortress Monroe
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

CHICAGO, Feb. 9-It is now proposed by
the Knights OF Labor in this city to put z, 900
men on watch at the butcher shops here to
report such butchers Us sell Armour's meats
general meeting Is proposed to organize
the force. There is prospect that the
goods of Selz, Schwab q Co, boot and shoe
manufa cturers, who have a strike ON their
hands because they wouH not force thirteen
girls to Join the knights, will be hoycotted.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Advices from Elgin,
Dixon, Lqnark, Ills. Dubuque, Iowa; Ann
Arbor, Mich, and other points are to the
effect that the recent rains have catisad dis
astrou5 floods in the streams, and much low
land is inundated. At Elgm span of the
bridge over Fox river was washed out and
the Easements iii portion OF the city flooded.
Cooks publishing room has suffered Sc yerely,
rs well as the offices of The News and Ga
zette. An ice bridge is causing great appre-
hension at Dixon Railway travel is much
delayed at Dubuque, and many bridges have
been washed away in Carroll county, ILL
nois, interTupting the running of trains.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09
Meeting of 'Longshoremen.

New YORK, Feb. "a meeting of Long
shoremen's union No. > was held Tuesday
night. About $50 members were present A
motion to return to work was voted down by
a large majority and all those in need of
money were paid of in sums varying from
81 to $40. committee was appointed to
solicit aud for The striknrs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

MASON CITY, Iowa, Feb "A swine
plague has been raging in this and neighbor-
ing counties for some time, but is now abat-
ing. Many farmers have lost their entire
herds The nature of the disease, except
that it is contagious and infectious, is not
known. Within radius of two miles of the
village of Nora Springs l,407 hogs have died.
The locality mentioned is afflicted no worse
than other parts of this and neighboring
cnunties
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09
Judge Gresham Trying the Perkins Case

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb 9-Judge Gresham
reached here Monday, and Tuesday argu-
nent in the contempt case OF :. Z. Perlus
was begun before him Perkins refused t.
testify IN an Investigation before comini5-
sioner, on the ground tht' the latter hjI a.
jurisdiction Of tds natter II was sel; ID
jail, where he remained ten days. Jul-e
Woods holding that he cou'd no. cali II
question the jurisdiction of the court N
appeal was taken, and in the neanlim. Per
kins was released on hlil- Tue case Is "A ~
cuiiar one, and has attracted good dial Of
attention
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

CHICAGO, Feb. "a new match has been
entered into between Joe Acton and Evan
Lewis They have agreed to wresile a catch
as-catch-can match Tor 500 side, Mond ay
evening. March II, 1887. in this city, three
out of five falls TO win the match, the fall
to consist of three points down, two shout
ders and hip. The one winning the match is
to receive, beside the Stakes, to per cent of
the net gate receipts. The men deposited
500 Tuesday and the final deposit is to be
made on or before March J J, 1887
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

New YORK, Feb. 9.-Joseph Pulitzer,
proprietor Of The World, and Joe Howard,
the well known journalist, had lively fistic
set-to i'll the editorial rooms of The World
Tuesday afternoon, as the result of bust
ness disagreement. Elitor Cockerell separ-
ated the combatauts before any serious
harm had been done to either The affair was
the subject of much gossip in the local news
paper world Tuesday nicht
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

Miss Barton goes before her, and great
crowds attend hcr coming and going. On
Feb. she drove thirty miles with the Their
mometer at 80 degrees On the following
day the mercury was down to "A degrees,
and she travelled with hot stones at her feet
For an invalid she is doing an astonishing
work The Red Cross societies north are
taxed to their utmost to supply the demands
upon them. Should other relief societies
wish to assist, they should ship supplies, etc,
in care OF Miss Barton, to Albany, Tex,
from which point supplies will be distrib-
uted
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 9-The senate
has confirmed the following nominations G.
Van Hooreb,ke, district attorney for the
southern district of Illinois; l.. K. Church,
to be governor of Dakota; j. Mcnamara, of
Illinois, lniian agent at Colorado River
agency, Arizona; II. D. Gallagher, of Indi-
ana, agent at Pine River agency, Dakota j;
". ". Neal, of Indiana, agent at Lemhi
agency, DIkota; 7. Priestley Of Wisconsin,
Indian agent at the Yaima agency, Wash
ington territory; William A. Walker, United
WISCONSIN
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb.9 In conse.
quence of the ruling of the supreme court Of
the United States reversing the decision Of
the territorial court on the legality of segre-
eating the offense of unlawful Capitalization,
Lorenzo Snow was release from the peniten-
tiary Tuesday. A great crowd of Mormons
assembled to escort Snow into the city in a
four-horse dray. There was much enthusi-
ae1,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09
JOPS s. Henderson,
GEORGE II. WISE


Another letter was addressed by Randall,
Warner, Henley AMI Others to Carlisle and
The tariff reforuer'S, the gi-t of which Is that
he object OF til Randall ni.n is to elimin-
ate from the question those elements urou
which there are wide differences OF opinion,
and present measure which shall contain
hose propositions upon which those vino de
sire reduction Of the taxation can agree.
For Instance, they oppose placing wool, lum-
Jpr. fish and salt on the free list, because
his would raise vital differences and defeat
any action. They say that the repeal OF the
.ohacco tax is urgently demanded; thai it is
me OF thGS taxes enumerated in the Demo
ratio national platform Of 1,>i a. a war
AK, ami IA tax that has always, under d smo-
,ratic administrations, bseu frs repealed
lis repeal nov would relGva the revenues
IS ,H1a,U0 Per arnun. Internal taxes, they
Slain, are veXatious aud iuquisitoriai, and
have TO b collected in some instances by
armed fOTCe-a feature that can never be
popular il free country
The demand that if internal taxes are re-
duced an equal reduction shall he made in
customs taxes on articles selected by tho re-
formers is rejected AMI on tuis subject the
national platform OF I7>i is qHotel. Gus
toms taxes, they say, have always been the
thief resource of the government for rev
anue, and per the platform, ''such they mast
continue to be- In brief, the Randall men
iesire d reduction in the taxes on spirits and
tobacco and the placing of some articles on
the free list process under which they s,tv
the exact reduction OF the revenue can b.
computed while when customs taxes are re-
lnced it is impossible to say that the rev
,nua viii b. reduced at all
Finally they propose, Instead OF a caucus,
q conference Of members representing every
phase of the question. with d view, to All
agreement On measure which all c;li sup
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 9-Thc result of
the wounds received by Detective Hulligan
at the hands Of the dssperadoes who rescued
McMunn, The fur thief, from the custody of
Hulligan and Iloehn on the train at Raw
emma last week, was his death : Tuesday.
Capt Hoehn Is improving. A notorious
character named Pitt Smith was arrested
1t Columbus Monday night on suspicion of
completely in the outrage
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

BcsIo:', FsJ. =. -T'iny, the smallest dog in
the world, ownel by Mr. B. II. Benton, died
IL this city Sunday She was u months old,
End weighed Ia pounds She was the win.
uer OF fourteen first prizes in England, beat,
mE all cc.nors. She was valued by her owner
9tSio0 While i'll England Mr.. Benton refused
tu Ger If Eti5 for llei.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

BERLIN, Feb. In Il melee between the
police and the Socialists, which occurred at
Stettn Tuesday, three Socialists were killed
and many wounded \ number of Social
lists were arrested at MaEdeburg, including
Herr Heine Socialist member of the last
reichsiag and candidate for reelection. and
the entire Socialist election committee. A
large number of Socialists have been expelled
from FriptErichSburr
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

MARQUETTE, Mich, Feb Five hun
dred men employed at the Champion Coal
mine, forty miles south of here, on Tuesday
demanded the discharge of john Sampson,
the foreman. This was refused, and the men
struck The mine paid higher wages than
any in the district The h of L. has moth
ing 20 do with the strike
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09
Money for Military Purposes.

BRUSSELS, Feb. 9.-The government has
| introduced bill in the chamber of deputies
asking for a grant Of 1900, 900 francs over
and above the estimates submitted in the
| budget, T., 0th 600 Of which are to be ex-
! pended in pushing forward military meas
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

Anxious millionaire-Then, sir | have
your consent TO pay my addresses to
your daughter. All if / only thought l
could win her affectionl Eager father
Why not, my dear sir, why not? Plenty
OF others have succeeded,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

ROME, Feb. 9.-The official report of tn.
Italian losses at Massowah show that twenty
three officers AMI 407 men were killed an
ore officer and eighty-one men wounded
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

- : ~ - MS ~ WIZ
of that STATE. Over
forty counties are al
fccted, representing a
district rs great rs
Pennsylvania. This
district has been for
two years without
rain and without
crops. The Red Gross
is distributing cloth
ing, food, seed, money
and in some instance,
forapa Tha fanta of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

Miss Sternberg and Miss Kingsford, two
school friends of Mrs. Cleveland. are at
the White house, and will remain till the
end Of the week.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

DEVILS LAKE, MINI, Feb 9-It is be.
lieved that thirty-five or f. rty lives were lost
in las: weeks bl.zz lrd. in Dakota, one-t third
Of whom were ON n.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09
RANDALL'S DAUGHTER MARRIED

To "a Member of Prominent Roman
Catholic Family of Maryland.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 9-The mar
riage Of Miss Annie Randall, daughter of
Representative Randall, and Mr.. Charles
Calvert Lancaster, took place Tuesday after
noon at the family residence on Capitol Hill,
at 800 o'clock, Only family gathering
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

Henry Probasco, of Cincinnati, has
sent his splendid collection of pictures to
New York to be sold.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09
A NOBLE WoMAN,S WORK.
Clara BRrton's Mission to the Texas
Drought Sufferers.

New York, Fen. 9-Advices just re-
ceived from Albany. Tex, repart Clara Bar
ton, of the Red Cross society. as doing
great work in the drouyht st riGken rortion
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-09

show cannot 2o on untiI i g ianen on. Ieconom
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-29
The Conductor was Convinced.

Down between Summer and Frank
lin streets, an elderly woman, evil
Identity from the rural regions, stood
lust beside the car track and vocifcrat-
ed her wish of riding on that car The
conductors thoughts were evidently in
the clouds, and would only return from
their aerial fight at the next street
crossing, yet nothing daunted. she
yrasped the rail of the rear platform
and ran along by the side of the car,
when the following sharp dialogue en-
sued.
where do you want to go to, my
good womanP"
"Why, in here, of course, you fool.
amt runnin' along here in the snow
for fun. l amt so young an active as
I wuz"
The argument was irresistible in its
logic, and he stopped the car IN sheer
self defense. Boston Record.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-29
Mutually Unsatisfactory.

Look here" said an Austin dude to
4 newspaper reporter, you tell me a
couple of good jokes. ] want to get
them off as orig nal, you know, at lit
lie social gathering tonight. I'll lend
you five dollars il you do"
Il don't think it will work" replied
the newspaper man, pensively.
"Wby notP"
Il am so blamed poor that il l am
found with five dollars on my person.
I'll be suspected Of having stolen them;
and you are so blamed stupid that II
you get of good joke. everybody will
suspect you right of. "-Teras SJti"gs.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-29
Unusual Literary Ostentation.

A New York social light has had the
check sent her for a magazine article
handsomely framed and hung up in her
boudoir. A better plan would be to
have the amount cashed and send the
money to some woman who Is strug-
Cling to earn an honest livelihood
Boston Herald